The WORST episodes of I Am a Killer

Every episode of I Am a Killer ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of I Am a Killer!

Death row inmates, convicted of capital murder, give a firsthand account of their crimes in this documentary series.

Last Updated: 6/21/2025Network: NetflixStatus: Continuing
If Things Were Different
star
6.00
32 votes

#1 - If Things Were Different

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2024

Ezdeth Highley reflects on her murder conviction, her transition while being incarcerated and what she's learned during her ongoing 60-year sentence.

Friendly Fire
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6.17
47 votes

#2 - Friendly Fire

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/21/2022

After fatally shooting a coworker, Thomas "TJ" Schifferns maintains his innocence. But details surrounding the crime suggest TJ had a motive.

Family Matters
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6.31
51 votes

#3 - Family Matters

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/21/2022

A murderer recounts the crime that ended one life and ruined his own. Those affected, including a police officer and the victim's family, also speak.

A Mother's Choice (2)
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6.33
27 votes

#4 - A Mother's Choice (2)

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2025

As Daniel maintains his innocence, more details about Jose Menchaca's murder come to light, shifting the focus to Candie's troubled past and cartel ties.

Someone Else
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6.46
57 votes

#5 - Someone Else

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/30/2022

On death row for murder, Deryl Madison reflects on his struggles with mental illness and finds support from an anti-capital punishment advocate.

Serving Time
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6.46
46 votes

#6 - Serving Time

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/21/2022

Years after leaving the military, Toby Gregory claims his service and PTSD caused him to murder his wife, Inez. But Inez's family believes otherwise.

Blackout
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6.54
52 votes

#7 - Blackout

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/30/2022

James Walker claims he has no recollection of the 2001 murder he confessed to committing. An investigation into his traumatic past offers more context.

Redemption
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6.57
37 votes

#8 - Redemption

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2024

By helping his fellow inmates, Jamel Hatcher feels he's turned his life around — but not everyone believes his rehabilitation is genuine.

Time Bomb
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6.57
21 votes

#9 - Time Bomb

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/8/2025

Leroy Schmitz claims he didn't mean to kill his wife during a drunken argument, pleading that an abusive childhood predisposed him to violence.

Loved To Death
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6.58
31 votes

#10 - Loved To Death

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/2024

Convicted for killing his grandmother, Rex Groves insists he no longer holds murderous thoughts towards his family. But their trust isn't easily won.

Lost Innocence
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6.58
36 votes

#11 - Lost Innocence

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2024

Young love takes a dark turn when Ashley Morrison's plan to run away with her boyfriend, Christian Sims, results in the murder of his grandmother.

A Father's Shadow
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6.58
48 votes

#12 - A Father's Shadow

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/21/2022

Enraged over his rebellious daughter's choice in men, an extremist father enlists his son in a terrifying plot of intimidation and murder.

A Question of Loyalty
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6.60
62 votes

#13 - A Question of Loyalty

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/30/2022

Subjected to abuse throughout her life, Victoria Smith confessed to killing her husband. But someone close to the case has doubts about her admission.

Rolling the Dice
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6.61
51 votes

#14 - Rolling the Dice

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/30/2022

Accept a plea deal or go to trial? Three men receive radically different prison sentences for their roles in the fatal shooting of a cab driver.

A Mother’s Love
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6.64
44 votes

#15 - A Mother’s Love

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/21/2022

In prison for killing her husband, a woman details her past abuse and her turbulent marriage. Her mother also reflects on their strained relationship.

History Repeating
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6.64
50 votes

#16 - History Repeating

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/30/2022

Daniel Paulsrud says his fatal shooting of partner Leslie was an accident. But accounts from her family - and his handwritten notes - raise doubts.

A Brutal Outcome
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6.67
24 votes

#17 - A Brutal Outcome

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/2024

Makueeyapee Whitford claims the murder he committed was an act of self-defense against a rival tribe, but eyewitness testimonies tell a different story.

A Mother's Choice (1)
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6.73
26 votes

#18 - A Mother's Choice (1)

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2025

A botched drug deal is only the beginning when Candie Dominguez assists her boyfriend, Daniel Lopez, in his gruesome killing of her cousin.

The Bogeyman
star
6.73
49 votes

#19 - The Bogeyman

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/21/2022

Sentenced to life without parole for Jason Johnson's horrific murder, Gary Black says he has no regrets, while Jason's family finds purpose in tragedy.

A Common Purpose
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6.81
21 votes

#20 - A Common Purpose

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/8/2025

When threatening messages escalate into an assault that leaves one teen dead and another severely injured, Kimberly Dunkin reflects on her involvement.

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A Bad Day
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6.85
46 votes

#21 - A Bad Day

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/30/2022

David Cameron Keith recalls the day he took a young hostage before heading to an airport and killing the pilot who volunteered to take the child's place.

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Lives Lost
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6.87
30 votes

#22 - Lives Lost

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2024

Higinio Gonzalez killed a store clerk during an armed robbery at the age of 16. He swears it was an accident, but one county attorney isn't so sure.

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Choices
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6.90
21 votes

#23 - Choices

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/8/2025

Sentenced to a minimum of 109 years behind bars, Kevin Saxon considers the choices that led him to commit murder — both in and outside of prison.

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Defense of Another
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6.92
25 votes

#24 - Defense of Another

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/8/2025

Serving 20 years in prison for a bar brawl gone awry, Walter Triplett maintains that racial profiling played the biggest factor in his conviction.

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Something Hideous
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6.92
64 votes

#25 - Something Hideous

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2019

In 1984, alongside two female accomplices, Toby Lynn Williams robbed and kidnapped at gunpoint his former employer, Johnny Moore, his wife, Deborah, and six-month-old baby.

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